The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-06-04

MOOullSut Oh the hIttT.
IL that missing tourist would only |
show himself at this season of the year, |
he would certainly exclaim with de
light over the beauty of our famed st.
Johns, even more rapturously than does
his brother who is not .'missed" at the
season when the tourist is both plentiful
and fresh, like strawberries. And if the
aforesaid M. T." had accepted the aid
offered by the Ladies' Aid Society of the
Methodist Church on Thursday night of
this week, and paid his fifty cents to the
aid of the society, he would have en-
most delightful evening. The moon GER
tainly did nobly, for i'm spite of the eff
forts of some black masses of vapor to
} hide her splendor, she reflected her Dor
rowed rays sufficiently to light up the
river and its banks most beautifully.
The steamer cast off her moorings
from the Jacksonville, Tampa and Key
West wharf at about 8 O'Clock, and with
her load of some sixty happy mortals,
young and some not so young, turned
her bow down the river. Promenading
the steamers deck, or comfortably seat
ed around the side, the happy and ami
mated faces of the young men and their
partners showed in anticipation the en-
joyment in store. We could not tell all
we heard and saw, as was promised our
readers in yesterdays issue. We could
not if we would, and we would not if
hot
are best untold. .'Let that be- as the
| song says, lone of the pleasures untold"
| But whatever was said and done, it was
certainly an innocently happy and hap
PLY innocent party of pleasure seekers,
who found what they sought and who
found it not"
The committee having the matter in
charge, we were informed, consisted of
so many individuals, for their names we
| shall have to refer our readers to the
city directOry-space is valuable. But
of the number we were authorized to
mention Messrs. j. f. Jackson, 5. E.
Bond, j. N. Blackwell and E. j. War
mock, as being in particular 1.-The COM
mittee." of these particulars We no
ticed that the second gentleman named
had a particular aversion to the young
ladies' and gentlemen remaining quiet
and unoccupied, but was interchangeable
in organizing various plans of entertain
ment. He was ably assisted by certain
others, and although it was cruel to SO
ruthlessly disturb the calm repose of
certain happy couples on the upper deck,
yet, for the good of the general body
it is sometimes necessary that individu-
ais be disturbed. Everybody, however,
co-operated with the committee in pro-
| noting the pleasure of the evening, and
what was lost in one way was amply
| compensated for in others.
Mr.. Bonds programme, however, was
broken in upon by the sonorous clang of
gong coupled with the announcement
that the ice cream and things were to be
served The ladies down stairs-Mrs.
Lee, Mrs. Walton, Mrs. Grooms and Miss
Katie Lucas, assisted by certain gentle
men whom it is not necessary to name
had done their part well, and their ef-
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practical way by everybody escorting
her attendant cavalier to the tables be
low. And the aforesaid attendant
cavalier was evidently very will
ing to be escorted. We almost
forgot to mention that every gentleman
unaccompanied by a lady escorted him
self, and so, in one way and another, the
ice cream rapidly consumed Itself.
We are glad to say that in this way tn.
evening was, financially speaking, /;
grand success. and that the society il
now better able to aid whatever it wa.
organized to aid better than it was be
fore the excursion sailed down the river
The steamer went down the rive
about twenty-five miles, more or less
turned about, we believe, although WI
did not see her do it, and sailing up tn,
river, passed Palatka, steamed up as fa
as Rolleston, and then returned to hel
landing place, the more or less, by thi
time, sleepy party starting for their re
spective homes as the town clock wa
striking IL.